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John Livingston

Time for a Change

One of the great tragedies that has come out of the Covid political pandemic has been the loss of reputation and respect given to the medical profession by the public. There are many reasons for this. It has been a long time in the making. It actually began many years ago and there are many […]

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John Livingston

Esto Perpetua

Based on my 30 years of practical experience on the prescription and use of respiratory protection equipment, I gave testimony last month on the proper use of masks in this crisis we have found ourselves in over this past year. This month, I wish to direct my testimony to a little known topic by the […]

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The Next Supreme Court Justice

With the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer, President Biden has announced that he will nominate a Black woman to the US Supreme Court. Justices are interpreters of the law. They are to be wise individuals who possess a sound understanding of the law and of the Constitution. They also need to be morally sound individuals […]

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Congressman Fulcher Announces 2022 Service Academy Nominations

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Fulcher has announced the candidates nominated to three U.S. service academies: the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), U.S. Military Academy (USMA) and the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA). The U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) does not require a congressional nomination for appointment. The U.S. Service Academies have a long tradition of excellence in […]

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Bob's Words of Wisdom

The Great Covid Caper

Trusting Government can be Dangerous to your health Vaxxed vs Unvaxxed: Anyone who says that if you’re not vaccinated you should go home and die is truly a godless person and will someday pay for their comments when they find out where Hell is. People should be very skeptical of going into hospitals for covid […]

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Are NIH Hospital Protocols more important than Life Itself?

I was out of the state when I received a call from my nephew telling me my sister would be life flighted to St. Al’s in Boise, from Weiser. She had been diagnosed with Covid several days earlier and was on a small amount of oxygen at home. Fearing my sister would die in St. Al’s, I […]

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A Legislative Update from Senator Christy Zito

My friends, Branden Durst and I worked on a bill to end state funding for abortion providers last year and we were successful in having it become law. This year we drafted legislation to protect parents’ rights regarding their children’s school. The first hearing was Tuesday in the Senate Education Committee. Senator Den Hartog advocated […]

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Open Letter to our Idaho Legislators

From the Concerned citizens of Canyon County Committee Legislative issues for the 2022 session The primary issue for the past two years has been the shift of the property tax burden from Ag and Commercial to residential. This is evidently not a concern of our Governor, but I hope it is one of your top […]

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Social Emotional Learning

In 2019 the Idaho State Department of Education (ISDE) Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra planned to request a 2021 budget of $1.99 billion. $1 million of that money was to be used for the development and implementation of training for Idaho educators in social-emotional learning (SEL). That request went nowhere pretty fast.  The Collaborative […]

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John Livingston

Crisis Standards of Care too Many Questions Left Unanswered

I’m not a lawyer, nor am I an “expert” in issues regarding standard of care, standard of medical practice, informed consent, and patient confidentiality. I do have 44 years of clinical experience in the military and in the private sector. While in the military and on deployment physicians and surgeons were required to have a […]

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John Livingston

Proud

Every day is a great day to be an American, but yesterday had special meaning for me. Winsome Sears became the first woman and the first person of color to win statewide office in the commonwealth of Virginia. Not one major news organization or media outlet reported on this. They report on riots and faux […]

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Bob's Words of Wisdom

Covid is All about Money & Control

We have been talking about how the CDC has been fudging death figures from covid just like our Idaho Hospitals have been since this pandemic started. We now have the Director of the CDC coming out and saying publicly that 75% of deaths that occurred with people infected with covid but they had four comorbidities. […]

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